Swardstrom's departure, however, is not related to the acquisition, according to sources, but rather to the company and the agent not coming to terms on a new deal.

Swardstrom joined the Endeavor Agency as a partner in 1998, starting out in the New York office before moving to Los Angeles, then returning to New York. He moved with the Endeavor partners into the combined WME in 2009, when Endeavor and the William Morris Agency merged.